Vera Gordon
Known for Acting · 25 credits
- Born
- 1886-06-09
- Died
- 1948-05-08
- Also known as
- Vera Pogorelsky
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vera Pogorelsky Gordon (June 11, 1886 - May 8, 1948) was a stage and screen actress.
Vera Pogorelsky was born in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, on June 11, 1886, the daughter of Boris Pogorelsky and Teigan Nemirovsky. She emigrated with her family to the United States when she was seven years old.
Pogorelsky was a child actor but she was fired by the directors of the Shevchenko Imperial Company when they learned she was of Jewish heritage. After immigrating in the United States, Pogorelsky, now Gordon, appeared in smaller theater like The Liberty and The Lyric in New York’s Lower East Side.
In 1916 Gordon went on a tour in England, appearing in vaudeville and theatre. Gordon starred in several motion pictures such as Humoresque and The Cohens and Kellys. She represented the archetypical Jewish mother.
Known For
Movies (25)
The Big Street
1942
as Mrs. Lefkowitz
You and Me
1938
as Mrs. Levine
Madam Satan
1930
as One of Henry VIII's Wives
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Vera Gordon
Abie's Irish Rose
1946
as Mrs. Cohen
The Living Ghost
1942
as Sister Lapidus
Millionaires
1926
as Esther Rubens
Private Izzy Murphy
1926
as Sara Goldberg
Sweet Daddies
1926
as Rose Finklebaum
Kosher Kitty Kelly
1926
as Mrs. Feinbaum
The Cohens and Kellys
1926
as Mrs. Cohen
Michael O'Halloran
1937
as Mrs. Levinsky
The North Wind's Malice
1920
as Rachel Guth
Potash and Perlmutter
1923
as Rosie Potash
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
1924
as Rosie Potash
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
1929
as Melitta Cohen
The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris
1928
as Mrs. Cohen
The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland
1930
as Mrs. Cohen
An Affair of the Follies
1927
Four Walls
1928
as Benny's Mother
The Greatest Love
1920
as Mrs. Lantini
The Good Provider
1922
as Becky Binswanger
The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa
1930
as Mrs. Cohen
Humoresque
1920
as Mama Kantor
Your Best Friend
1922
as Mrs. Esther Meyers
About Vera Gordon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vera Pogorelsky Gordon (June 11, 1886 - May 8, 1948) was a stage and screen actress. Vera Pogorelsky was born in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, on June 11, 1886, the daughter of Boris Pogorelsky and Teigan Nemirovsky. She emigrated with her family to the United States when she was seven years old. Pogorelsky was a child actor but she was fired by the directors of the Shevchenko Imperial Company when they learned she was of Jewish heritage. After immigrating in the United States, Pogorelsky, now Gordon, appeared in… With 25 credits spanning from 1920 to 1946, Vera Gordon has appeared in 25 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Vera Gordon Movies
- The Big Street (1942) — as Mrs. Lefkowitz
- You and Me (1938) — as Mrs. Levine
- Madam Satan (1930) — as One of Henry VIII's Wives
- Stage Door Canteen (1943) — as Vera Gordon
- Abie's Irish Rose (1946) — as Mrs. Cohen
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